# Accident 20170702011689A: Cessna 172M, Tamuning, GU, July 2, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2017, 17:21 local time
- Place: Tamuning, GU
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 13.4839° N, 144.7972° E: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=13.4839&lon=144.7972&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80328, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80328-2025-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 276 total, 83 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA394](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA394) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170702011689A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GOES RWY 6R, ON FINAL APPROACH HE STATED HE WAS COMING IN HIGH AND FAST.  ONCE OVER THE RUNWAY HE BEGAN TO FEEL THE GROUND EFFECT DUE TO STEEP APPROACH.  THE AIRCRAFT FLOATED AND STARTED BOUNCING.  ON THE THIRD BOUNCE THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE PAVEMENT.  THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO FIREWALL AND PROP.  NOSE GEAR IS BENT FROM THE HARD LANDING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA17CA394](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA394), Jul 2, 2017: Cessna 172 (N80328), Tamuning, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a porpoised landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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